Evaluation of Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Herniation

Background Lumbar discectomy is one of the most common operations performed worldwide for lumbarrelated symptoms. During the latter half of the 19th century, more techniques were developed to remove the herniated disc with minimal invasiveness. Aim and objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc herniation for adult patients. Subjects and methods A systematic review was conducted, including adult patients (> 18 years and less than 80 years old) with surgical treatment of lumbar radiculopathy secondary to degenerative herniated discs. Results results revealed that mean preoperative VAS was 6.05 which improved post operation to 1.35. Mean preoperative ODI score was 56.5 which decreased to 14.2 post operation, and SF-36 physical was used by four studies and mean preoperative score was 42.07 which increased to 76.2 post operation. SF-36 mental score used by three studies with mean preoperative score was 41.08 which increased post operation to 65.5. Conclusion PELD appears to be an effective intervention for LDH, as it has a small amount of intraoperative blood loss, short postoperative hospital stay, and good clinical and functional outcomes. It needs more training, as it has a long learning curve.